Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Prologue

CHAPTER 1     First Things First

Decide Who You Are

CHAPTER 2     The People Business

Shine Your Light on Others

CHAPTER 3     Culture Shock

Build on Your Strengths

CHAPTER 4     Anchors to Windward

Earn Your Position

CHAPTER 5     Boom Years

Focus on What You Can Control

CHAPTER 6     Mortality

Develop a Peaceful Core

CHAPTER 7     Decision

Be a Lighthouse

CHAPTER 8     The End of the World

Don’t Burn Bridges

CHAPTER 9     Independence Day

Make Your Parents Proud

Epilogue

The Nine Practices

Index